{"id":347,"date":"2010-12-02T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-03T04:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2010-12-02T20:04:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-03T04:04:00","slug":"new-moderators-and-moderator-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"New Moderators And Moderator Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last couple of days there has been an interesting collection of announcements about Moderators and Moderator Candidates. A very quick run-down:<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pc-ghana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Presbyterian Church of Ghana<\/a>  held the installation service for the Right Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, who becomes the 16th <a href=\"http:\/\/pcgonline.org\/index.php?s=au&amp;nid=152096&amp;grpid=28281&amp;grpDetails=true\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Moderator of the General Assembly<\/a>.&nbsp; The Rev. Martey was elected by the 2010 Assembly back in August and now begins a six year term of office.&nbsp; It is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernghana.com\/news\/306782\/1\/rt-revd-prof-martey-is-new-presby-church-moderator.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">reported<\/a>  that he expressed his optimism while acknowledging the task ahead.&nbsp; The previous Moderator, the Very Reverend Dr. Frimpong-Manso, assured the new Moderator of his support.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was also the day that the Principal Clerk of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presbyterian.ca\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Presbyterian Church in Canada<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presbyterian.ca\/pcconnect\/daily\/5554\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">announced the names<\/a>  of the nominees for Moderator of the next General Assembly. The nominees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Rev. Dr. Rick Horst, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.standrewsbarrie.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">St. Andrew&#8217;s Presbyterian Church<\/a>,<br \/>\nBarrie, Ontario<\/li>\n<li>The Rev. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macnabpresbyterian.com\/people.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Thomas Kay<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macnabpresbyterian.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">MacNab Street Presbyterian Church<\/a>,<br \/>\nHamilton, Ontario<\/li>\n<li>The Rev. Iona MacLean, First Presbyterian Church, Pictou, Nova<br \/>\nScotia<\/li>\n<li>The Rev. Dr. <a href=\"http:\/\/philnorton.net\/actionrefugies\/glynis.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Glynis Williams<\/a>, executive director, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.presbyterian.ca\/canadaministries\/action-r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9s-montr%C3%A9al\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Action R\u00e9fugi\u00e9s<\/a>,<br \/>\nMontreal, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Notable that all are ministers, no elders, and the westerner is from Hamilton (just slightly west of Barrie), so they reflect the church&#8217;s eastern concentration.&nbsp; The vote of the presbyteries will be counted and announced on April 1, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, not a GA Moderator, but the new Moderator of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchofscotland.org.uk\/youngpeople\/ypyoung.htm#nya\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">National Youth Assembly<\/a>  of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchofscotland.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Church of Scotland<\/a>.&nbsp; The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchofscotland.org.uk\/news\/nr841110.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Kirk has announced<\/a>  that Amanda Philip will lead NYA 2011 as well as serving as a youth delegate to the General Assembly in May.&nbsp; The press release informs us that Amanda has attended every NYA since 2005 and has been a youth delegate to GA three times.&nbsp; She also works in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossreach.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">social care<\/a>  for the church at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossreach.org.uk\/morlich-house\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Morlich House<\/a>. Other coverage of her appointment from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edinburghguide.com\/story\/spirituality\/6952-morlichhouselassisnextkirkyouthmoderator\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Edinburgh Guide<\/a>.&nbsp; Waiting for more info or response on the <a href=\"http:\/\/cosyblog.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Church of Scotland Youth (COSY) Blog<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes and prayers for all of you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last couple of days there has been an interesting collection of announcements about Moderators and Moderator Candidates. 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